Wood Stove/Particulate Matter Information

Using a renewable resource for energy makes sense. Firewood is abundant in many parts of Alaska and woodstoves seem to be the coziest, most independent way to stay warm. Unfortunately, woodstoves emit significantly more pollutants than oil fired furnaces - generally 30 to 250 times more particulates and up to 1000 times more Carbon Monoxide on a heat equivalent basis.

There is concern about wintertime particulate levels and their adverse effect on air quality. Properly operating your woodstove will help the air quality for all.

The following pamphlets will help you operate your woodstove safely and efficiently:

Call, write, email, or stop by your nearest DEC office to request copies of the pamphlets:

Juneau

ADEC - Air Quality
410 Willoughby Ave., Ste 303
Juneau, AK 99801

907-465-5105

Anchorage

ADEC - Air Quality
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501

907-269-7579

Fairbanks

ADEC - Air Quality
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709

907-451-5172

DEC has available three woodstove information television spots. They are each about 1 MB in size and are not suitable for dial-in Internet customers. If the spots do not view properly, you may need to update your viewer. These videos will open in a new window: